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The Fuxian Lake stretches in the Chengjiang County, Jiangchuan County and Huaning County in Yunnan Province, about 60 kilometers to Kunming City. Covering an area of 212 square kilometers, the Fuxian Lake is ranked as the third largest lake in Yunnan, right after the Dianchi Lake and the Erhai Lake. As the deepest lake in Yunnan, it is 155 meters deep at the biggest depth. It is also the second deepest freshwater lake in China after the Tianchi Lake, a volcanic-vent lake lying in Changbai Mountain in Northeast China. The water storage of the Fuxian Lake is four times greater than the total storage of the Dianchi Lake and the Erhai Lake.
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Once in the southwest of the Fuxian Lake were two islands, Big Solitary Island and Small Solitary Island. The Big Solitary Island is 40 meters higher than the lake and has an oval shape, like an egg. Covering an area of 0.5 square kilometers, the lake has many grottos and peaks. It also has many broken rocks on the side that faces water. The Solitary Mountain Scenic Area was named a provincial scenic spot of Yunnan Province in 1998, and later was listed as the first Sleepless Island by the provincial government of Yunnan.
(Source: chinaculture.org)